NIST
Special Database 10
NIST
Supplemental Fingerprint Card Data (SFCD)
(for Special
Database 9 - 8-Bit Gray Scale Images)
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The NIST database
of supplemental fingerprint card data provides a larger sample of fingerprint
patterns that have a low natural frequency of occurrence and transitional
fingerprint classes in NIST Special Database 9.
The data in NIST
Special Database 10 are a 3-disk set with the first CD-ROM containing
2160 images and the last 2 CD-ROMs containing 1680 images each. Each segmented
image is 832 by 768 pixels and classified using the National Crime Information
Center (NCIC) classes given by the FBI.
The images are compressed
using a non-standard implementation of the JPEG lossless compression algorithm.
The first CD-ROM
requires approximately 690 megabytes of storage and the second and third
CD-ROM require approximately 590 megabytes of storage compressed and 1.4
and 1.1 gigabytes uncompressed (1.9:1 average compression ratio).
The database also
includes example software which was written on a SUN SPARCserver. The
software is the same code used with NIST Special Database 4 and 9.
NIST Special Database
10 has the following features:
- 552 non-mated
cards of supplemental data concentrating on arches, tented arches, low
ridge count loops and whorls
- NCIC classifications
given by the FBI
- Scanned at 19.7
pixels per mm.
- Image format documentation
and example software (written on a SUN SPARCserver)
- Software is the
same code used with NIST Special Databases 4 and 9.
Suitable for automated
fingerprint classification research, the database can be used to aid with:
- algorithm development
- system training
or testing
The database is
a valuable tool for evaluating fingerprint systems using a sample of fingerprints
which provides more examples of low natural occurrence classes and transition
NCIC classifications.
System
Requirements: CD-ROM drive with software to read ISO-9660
format and the ability to compile SUN C source code.
If you are
having problems with the Online Purchase or Fax/Mail Order Link.
Price:
$90.00  
Special pricing for
multiple copies available. Call for details.
Effectively immediately, there will be a minimum $30.00 shipping charge for all international shipments of databases via Fed. Ex. Customer will be responsible for their own duties, tax, and VAT. Contact 301 975 2008 or data@nist.gov if you have questions. Please click here
to view the PDF version of Users' Guide.
For
more information on Special Database 10 please contact:
- Standard Reference
Data Program
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Dr., Stop 2300
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2310
(301) 975-2008 (VOICE) / (301) 926-0416 (FAX)
Contact Us
The
scientific contact for this database is:
- Craig Watson
Advanced Systems Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8940
Building 225, Room A216
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8940
(301) 975-4402
craig.watson@nist.gov
Keywords:
Fingerprint, grayscale, lossless compression, NCIC classes, NIST, software
recognition, uncommon.
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